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Morbius

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11. An interesting thing.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 06:11 AM

3 hrs ago

According to Google, the official poverty level is $15,150 for an individual. That's almost $1000 below the standard deduction for an individual. Why would the standard deduction be more than the poverty level? I suspect the official poverty level is being kept low for political reasons, and it should be a lot higher.

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The IRS quietly released new tax brackets for 2026. Some Americans will save thousands while others won't be so lucky [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP

Wow! You really get Effed in the A with that $55K bracket which starts at $201K. It's like the jump from $50,401. TheBlackAdder 13 hrs ago #1

With the increased std deduction and $6000 additional senior deduction, I am expecting mine to go down compared to 2024 MichMan 13 hrs ago #2

B.S. OC375 12 hrs ago #3

No. If a single dude is making 15k a month... why the hell shouldn't he or she pay income tax? WarGamer 11 hrs ago #6

People love higher taxes MichMan 10 hrs ago #7

Meh, Let the Guys Making $150k+ A Month Pay An Honest 22% First OC375 10 hrs ago #8

Here's the problem... WarGamer 6 hrs ago #9

Meh OC375 1 hr ago #12

Increased tax credits and deductions Celerity 12 hrs ago #4

An interesting thing. Morbius 3 hrs ago #11

Those numbers by themselves don't mean much. Igel 11 hrs ago #5

If Germans could get good jobs and green cards on demand, they'd stand in line, Trump or not DFW 5 hrs ago #10

Here's 2025 as comparison Iris 1 hr ago #13